Family History News and Views from Lisa Louise Cooke, host of The Genealogy Gems Podcast at www.GenealogyGems.com

Sunday, March 15, 2009

Here's A Great Way To Navigate Your Research

The world of genealogy research gets bigger and broader every day. In addition to the old standards like courthouses and cemeteries, we now have databases, online family trees and digitized documents (and so much more!)

Wouldn't it be nice to have a tool that would help you navigate your genealogical research? In Episode 20 of the Family History: Genealogy Made Easy podcast you will get just that!

This great tool is one that the pros have been using for years. But you don't have to be a professional genealogist to use it by any means. It's the Genealogical Proof Standard, and my special guest on this episode is Mark Tucker of the ThinkGenealogy blog who has become an expert on the subject.

Mark shares his expertise with you in this episode answering questions like:

What is the Genealogical Proof Standard (GPS)?

What are the specific steps of the process?

In which situations should you use it?

And many more.

It’s a fast and furious introduction to the the Genealogical Proof Standard, so put on your driving goggles and get ready to navigate your research with the GPS!